offset
Example Sentences
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“While far from a panacea, it’s helping to offset a portion of the shipping disruptions.”
From MarketWatch
The firm suggested investors might be scrambling to offset losses in the markets in South Korea and Japan, or swapping gold for the U.S. dollar in the Middle East.
From Barron's
A surge in Chinese exports to Europe is helping to push down goods prices, providing a disinflationary impulse that is offsetting some of the upward pressure from energy costs, he said.
Damaged energy infrastructure is likely to take years to come back online, but a surge in oil-and-gas prices is helping to offset some of the lost production for now.
Since Japan depends on energy imports, it faces a “hellish” cycle where fiscal spending is used to offset fuel costs, risking further yen depreciation, he added.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
